Being on the field

These days I am busy doing sales for my product ShoppingLanes.

I think sales experience is a must for every entrepreneur. The biggest skill you need in this work is overcoming the fear of rejection ;–). I am writing here a few funny (I have the sprit to take it lightly and not get offended ;–)) incidents I have encountered so far …

1) “…yaar product accha hai , idea accha hai par apne ko iska use nahi, apne ko extra customers nahi chahiyeh,I am very happy with my life and business, dont wont more, aur internet pae toh bilkul nahi daalna hai ” .  A boutique fellow who just believes that internet is the biggest business doom and his doom too ;–)

2)”..sirji our items keep changing every week, so no use putting them online, customers will never get what they see ;–)  ” …After pushing him a little more ;–)… “..sir actually my business papers are not registered at all .. so i cant take chance of putting my info online…koi saab aa gaya toh ?…band baj jayegi ;–)”.

3)”..sir aapka idea funtastic hai….superb hai..par yeh aapnae mujhe mediam raftaar waali gadi dhikai hai..ab kuch aur tej dikhav… super fast model wali car… aisa kuch jo aur isse zyada maza aaye..” I was wondering if this guy is visiting some pychotic doctor…

4)”…sir aap inne kam paiso mae itna saara service dogae toh kaise chalega..” … A Doctor who was so shocked at the rates and the features we were offering,and after we actually offered him what what we promised

5)A hip hop aunty ,when i speak about the product “…i am just not interested…please go”…I smile and say very politely , “mam ill just take 5 mins of your time…. we have made this product ourselves…we want you to have a look.. please..” …..“ok…wait there …. have a seat….(angryly)…” I was still standing …. waiting for her to come and meet me…she shouts …angry tone.. “I told you to sit ..why are you still standing..just sit down..”… “I just felt like laughing seeing her so hyper…I sit down still smiling, she says yah tell me now, I say mam have a look at our broshure…ill explain you what we offer, she says “,  …..”I will not look at any broshure…Just speak to me about it…fast … (again angry)” …. “After explaining ..she gets calm, tells me ” “ ok ill buy this …. come tomorrow thou…ill think over it peacefully… ;–)” …. “….“I say lady was tough and sales is tough…needs loads of smile and patience ;–)”.

6)When I met him for the first time he just looked all confused and totally perpelexed he tells me to come after some days, after I go again “..yaar abhi aapkae product mae interest nahi aara, mere ko business mae bhi interest nahi aara …kya hai ki  yeh month meri shaadi hai…thoda tension mae hu ….uskae baad decide karta hu “.. I wished him all the best for his wedding and move on and i dont expect an invitation from him

7)Visited one fellow whos into business of icecreams and kulfis and  he was so impressed by our service, hes offered us most of his items and seeing the summer sun we couldnt refuse

8)Met one business owner whos into home theatre systems. Hes really impressed by our product and given us loads of references … was great fun listening to music on his systems ;–)

Well , ill keep updating my wild and hillarious experiences of being out there on the field, in the sun, facing the crowd..Its not easy… but then this is what drives you each day ;–)